Catherynne M. ValenteJust in case nuclear war starts tonight I wanted to say, despite all the complaining, itโs been a jewel of a life with all of you, hanging on a golden chain of moments of togetherness and connection and care.
Smoke em if you got em I guess.
Jesse Spielman@Catvalente ever since I learned about nuclear war, I wondered how it would feel to send a message like this. I'm so sad to be reading one.
Bill, organizer of stuff@Catvalente It's like living in the 80s except without the ignorant bliss we had back then.
Szymon Sokรณล ๐ต๐ฑ๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ฆ@wcbdata @Catvalente in the 80s I believed the leaders of nuclear powers to be mostly sane.
Eggs now in different baskets.@blotosmetek @wcbdata @Catvalente Or have enough enemies within their circle of power who would stop them pressing the "Big Red Button".
Simply because the enemies knew that if the world were to be destroyed by nuclear war then they themselves would never have a chance of grabbing power from their current leader.
But maybe the current generation of those in circles of absolute power do not care about the concept of "enlightened self interest".
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Darwin Woodka@blotosmetek @wcbdata @Catvalente
I worked in defense and had to do projects at SAC and all I could think was, "my god, these people are in charge of our nuclear weapons?"
Ludwig Vielfrass@wcbdata @Catvalente and even Reagan was more sensible than the loser in chief today. Reagan, for all his (numerous and glaring) faults I think really abhorred the idea of having to use nuclear weapons.
J.elgatoHe's always wanted to drop one. Hell, he tried to nuke a hurricane at one point.
Gas prices are tanking his approval rating and there is nothing else he can do to address the narcissistic injury that must be causing...
Hannu@Catvalente I hear this.
Netraven@Catvalente smoking all of them as we speak.
dasgrueneblatt
Joseph Elfelt@Catvalente The optimist in me will be out planting more of the garden today. The pessimist in me will be not all that surprised at whatever tomorrow brings.
Sharon McCarthy@mappingsupport @Catvalente Yup! It is Spring after all!
Fritz Adalis
Jordi (Tubal Hippy)Right back at you.
Aphrodite (recharging)@Catvalente as someone who lives far closer to the carnage, iโve spent the last couple months stockpiling and no way in hell am i going to let looters wandering the ravaged countryside just steal that from me
especially since i put in all that work for the solar powered off grid death ray - my puppies deserve warm meals!
@Catvalente Yep it has been a blast.
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
AnnieBuddyI'm so glad that I found Mastodon.
It has been a wonderful place to learn and for me, to shout into the void.
grrl_aexThis Trump guy thinks he's marching off to sack Ctesiphon smh
ZZ Bottom
Darberoom@Catvalente ๐ And by all means remember to Duck and Cover! ๐
Adrian Morales@Catvalente Wouldn't it be better if we all got together to create a society based on love and mutual respect instead of whatever this scary, messed up thing is?!
@Catvalente well, at least I can quit feeling guilty that I didnโt save enough money for retirement.
Shadedlady
Angua 
@Catvalente
Well it's chocolate for me, but reciprocation.
The Fedi has been a blast of another kind for me for 4ish years now, on & off*.
If the worst happens, So Long And Thanks For All The Memes.
*Dodgy chair & internet connection.
Well it's chocolate for me, but reciprocation.
The Fedi has been a blast of another kind for me for 4ish years now, on & off*.
If the worst happens, So Long And Thanks For All The Memes.
*Dodgy chair & internet connection.
Stargeezer Smith@Catvalente
That deadline, though very serious if acted upon, even so reminds me of an Oprah show segment I caught years ago. A guest was talking about impending disasters. Oprah then asked her audience a hypothetical question. What would they do if notified that in 3 months a giant meteor would hit the earth and kill all life.
One guest said he'd move in with his mother-in-law. It wouldn't make the remaining time any longer, but it would sure seem longer.